Touchpad Not Working
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
After upgrading from Ubuntu 14 to 15.10 the touchpad no longer works. To get it to work, I must manually reload the mouse drivers through terminal. However, this only works for the current session.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-17-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnred
CompositorUnred
Date: Sat Oct 31 09:33:20 2015
DistUpgraded: 2015-10-30 19:09:33,409 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: wily
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx-core, 15.201, 4.2.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430/5450/5470] [1002:68e0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0360]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-30 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5553G
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-31 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/25/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.23
dmi.board.name: JV51_DN
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixT
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5553G
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Fri Oct 30 21:28:01 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9
xserver.
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
The workaround as mentioned is:
sudo modprobe -r psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse